Land Use Data for Latitude 15.25 Longitude 43.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation Urban land Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsDesertsLivestockCattleGoats Poultry Sheep CropsCereals and cereal productsGrapes Millet Sorghum Wheat Growing Period (days)1 to 29Soil TypesCalcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)Leptosols (Shallow soils) TerrainPlain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5% Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2% Mountain > 2500 Slopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 5 to 8 8 to 16 16 to 30 30 to 45 above 45 Population Density (persons per km2)50 to 250above 250 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)50 to 7575 to 100 Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M. Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010. |